Scooter



Dec. 13, 1932. .H. F. SHEPHERD 1,890,755

SCOOTER Filed April 22, 1932 12' ttonuy pear hereinafter.

end of the scooter illustrated in Figure 3.

Patented Dec. 13, 1932 UNITED, STATES HOWARD F. SHEPHERD, OF LOS ANGELESCALIFOBNIA sooorna Application filed April 22,

This invention relates to a scooter. Scooters are popularwith childrenas atoy vehicle, and are usually constructed with an elongated bodysupported on wheels upon which the child stands with one foot, using theother foot to propel himself along the pavement. The scooter is usuallyprovided with a handle bar which is held by the child in keeping hisequilibrium.

The general object of this invention is to produce a scooter of simpleconstruction, which'will have means for applying a braking force at thewill ofthe child, merely by exerting a force upon the handle-bar.

A further object of the invention is to improve the general constructionof scooters with the idea of rendering the same inexpensive and durable.

Further objects of the invention will up The invention consists ofnovelparts and combinations of parts to be described hereinafter, all ofwhich contribute to produce an eiiicient scooter.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is described in the followingspecification, while the broad scope of the invention is pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of a scooter embodying myinvention, and indicating in dotted lines the manner in which thescooter is controlled to apply the brake; in this view, the post of thehandle-bar is indicated broken away;

Figure 2 is a plan of the scooter illustrated in Figure 1; I I

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the forward end of the scooter of myinvention, and

illustrating another embodiment of the same;

in this View, the upper portion of the post is broken away; and

Figure 4 is a front elevation of the forward Before proceeding to a moredetailed "descriptionof the invention, it should-be noted that inaccordance with my invention, I con struct the body of the scooter of aresilient bar, or flat spring, which is mounted on wheels, and at theforward'end of. which the on the scooter.

193.2. ,sesn'meoessa s I s i post is attached that carriesthehandle-bar. According to myinvention, I connect the post with the springbar, so that by exerting a force on the post, the spring. bar can besprung in such a way as to apply the brake 5 to the pavement. V

Referring'more particularly to the parts, and, especially to-Figures 1and 2, 1 indicates the body of a scooter, which is in the form of aflatbar, preferably'made of spring stee said bar being supported near itsfront and rear ends on rollers 2 mounted in suitable brackets-3 that aresecured to the under side of the body. At about mid-way between therollers, the upper sideof the body is provided with a footrest 4, theforward end of which is provided with an upwardly projecting cage 5whichreceives the toe of the childs shoe to At the forwardend of thescooter, and preferably over the forward wheel bracket 3, 1 provide apost/6, which maybe secured in any suitable manner-to the spring bar 1.However, this connection is preferably such as will "cooperate'inimparting a'fiexin'g force to "the bar 1.v In order to produce aninexpensive and durable construction, which will i 'func'tion asdescribed, I prefer to provide the bar 1 with "a forward extension 7,the forward end of which is bent upwardly to' form an inclined brace 8.At its upper end, this brace isv split and bentso. as to'fornr two forksQ thatlie on'opposite sides of thepost 6. These forks are attached tothe post 'bya bolt orrivet l'q'which passes through them and through"the post. The post 6 is preferably formed of inexpensive tubing, the

lower end of which is secured: to a forked bracket 11 by athrough bolt12. This brack- .et'll isirigidly secured to the'bar 1. In the presentinstance it is welded.

on he underside of he'b P "formed with-an inclined face 15 which exitends forwardly. in upward direction. Thespringb'ar 1is'sufiiciently'strongtosupgive the child a surefooting 70 7 child canreadily applythe brake at will to port the weight of the childsbodywithout flexing sufiiciently to bring the lower face .16 of the brakeshoein contact with the pavedoing this, considerable tension isdeveloped in the brace 8 which pulls up the forward end of the extension7, thereby causing a depression of the middle portion of the body,whichwill bring the brake shoein contact with'the pavement.

In the embodiment fiof the invention illustrated' in Figures 3 and-4,the brace 19'that 6 connects the forward endof ,the spring bar 20 to thepost "21 is formed of two links which are attached toga-n eye 22 formedat the forward end of the spring bar 20 by means of a through bolt 28.The upper ends of the links that form the brace 19' areat- 'tached tothe post 21 by a through bolt or rivet 24. The lower end of the post 21may be attached'in a bracket 25 on the upper side 'ofthe spring bar 20by means of a through In either of the embodiments of the scooterdescribed above, it will be evident that the stop the scooter orreduceits speed. v i The bolts 14 that secure the brake block 13 arepreferably counter-sunk so as to allow for considerable wearing awayofthe brak in-g surface on the under sideofthe block. When the blockwearsaway considerably, a new block can be attached in placer It isunderstood that the embodiment of the body downwardly between the wheelsto same, a post attached to said body forwardly thereof, said bodyhaving an extension projecting forwardly beyond the post with means forconnecting the same to the post, so that when the post is pulledrearwardly the forward end of the spring bar will be pulled u wardly andthe spring bar between the whee s will be depressed, and a brakeattached to the spring bar between the wheels to engage the pavement,whereby when the spring bar is depressed the brake is applied.

4. In a childs scooter to run on a pavement, the combination of a bodyin the form of a fiat spring bar, wheels for supporting the same, a postattached to said body forwardly thereof, said bar having an extensionforward of the post with an upwardly turned brace connectedwith the postand operating when the post is pulled rearwardly to pull said extensionupwardly and depress the spring bar between the wheels, and a brakeattached to the body between the wheels for engaging the pavement,whereby When the spring bar is I depressed the brake is applied.

Signed at Los Angeles, California, this 13th day of April, 1932. HOWARDSHEPHERD.

the invention described herein is only one of themanyembodiments thisinvention may take, and I do not wish to be limited in the practice ofmy invention, nor in my claims, to: the particular embodiment set forth.l A

d-VVhatI claim is t 1. In a childs scooter to run on a pavement,

the combination of a body in the form of a resilient bar, wheels forsupportingthe same,

a brake attached to'said' bar, a post attached to said body andextending upwardly to be seizedby thechildriding on the scooter, and

means connecting the post with said body for v pavement.

v 2, In a childs scooter to pavement,

the combination of a body in'theform of a resilient bar, wheels forsupporting the same,

vfiexingthe body to apply the brake to the p i a foot'plate mounted onthe body between the V 7 wheels, a brake attached tothe body between thewheels, a post attached to said body and.

extending upwardly therefrom, and means.

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